The role of postoperative antibiotics in reducing biofilm-related capsular contracture in augmentation mammaplasty

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Mirzabeigi, Michael N ^a   Sbitany, Hani ^a   Jandali, Shareef ^a   Serletti, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

BIOFILM; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMPLANT CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE; MICROBIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; HUMANS; IMPLANT CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE; MAMMAPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 79959950167     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182173fe5     Document Type: Note

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